Category Archives: Chicken

Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Brydie Thompson A poussin is a small chicken. Because of the small size they can easily overcook and become dry. I mitigate this with a method I learnt from Gordon Ramsay (sadly not personally) that he uses for cooking quail. Poche-Grille requires you to part poach the bird first then…

Recipe: Megan Coupland of Red Kitchen | Photography: Brydie Thompson I’m all about healthy, fun and easy midweek family meals and tagines hit the brief. They are our one pot go to and have a bit of wow factor, you spend very little time preparing them and the results look like you have been in the kitchen…

Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Brydie Thompson Background shot on Carrera Marble laminate from www.laminexnewzealand.co.nz This is the perfect one pan dish you can whip up mid-week. I included fennel and potatoes and served it on fresh rocket to make it a complete meal, but you could add other vegetables like zucchini (cut into big…

Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Brydie Thompson Fried chicken is a dish loved around the world, but it was one particular American Colonel and his eleven secret herbs and spices that made the Southern American comfort food famous. The trick to making succulent moist chicken is to brine it first, and after much research and…

Tagines traditionally marry sweet and savoury, so with this in mind we used beautiful local persimmons, which are in season during winter months to go with this warming comfort dish. Quince, apple or pear would all also work. Serve your tagine on a bed of couscous, or as we did delicious nutty millet with some…